general problems of the 2004 Ford Taurus

Gearshift stays in "park". Once you pull into a parking space and park vehicle, put gearshift in park, turn off ignition. . . Next time you start your engine the gearshift stays in park. V.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel was difficult to turn left or right. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I entered the highway accelerating normally to blend in with traffic in the right travelling lane. Within seconds the car accelerated on its' own up to any alarming rate of speed. I slammed on brakes- nothing happened. Attempted to put car in neutral- nothing happened. I could not steer the car as it was going at least 100mph. I weaved between 3 lanes of traffic before hitting a car's bumper and flipping over 2-3 times and landed upright in the ditch in the medium. I was awake the entire time- in sheer terror. Had I not been wearing a seatbelt I likely would have been killed. The car was totaled. To my knowledge this 2004 Ford Taurus 24vt has had many other accidents and Ford motor CO. Has not issued a recall. This is inexcusable!.

I was reading about the power steering problem on the Ford explorer and decided that I may be neglegent in reporting a problem on my Ford Taurus. I have a 2004 Ford Taurus and my husband had a 2003 Ford Taurus, both have power steering problems. My husbands Ford Taurus was totaled in an unrelated incident but we still have the 2004 Taurus. I've been expecting a recall for this as both cars had the same problem but have never reported it. That might be part of the problem with there not being a recall if we don't report it so I thought I should send this in today. You notice the problem on the Taurus the most when you are trying to turn into parking spaces. .

The shift will not go into gear have to wait until the car is ready and then the shift will move.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While the contact was driving approximately 35-40 mph around a bend, the steering wheel began to turn 360 degrees causing the vehicle to lose control and swerve off of the road. There was no prior warning of the failure. The vehicle was towed an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician informed that the steering rod was fractured and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.

Owner health would not permit to calling in complaint. Now has new owner.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel locked up. The failure resulted in a crash, which led to structural damage of the vehicle, minor instrument panel damage, and a dent in the driver side door. The glass also needs to be replaced. A police report was filed. The contact has not notified the dealer or the manufacturer. The vehicle is currently being inspected by the insurance agency to determine if it was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 105,000.

I bought a 2004 Ford Taurus se brand new. After about two weeks I started to get vibration from the accelerator pedal between 42-45 miles ph. I took the car back to the dealer and a mfg warning came on for this problem and the directive was followed by the dealer so I thought the problem was over. Within two days later the problem got more severe and in addition to the vibrating gas pedal and steering wheel started to shake. I made another appointment and brought the car in for service at the dealer and after waiting two hours for my car the dealer told me that there was nothing they could do for me that this problem was under research to find a permanent fix for both problems. I told the dealer the this is a 2004 Ford Taurus with 2,900 miles on it and the problem was getting worse by the day and that I wanted my car fixed for fear that something worse would happen. The dealer and Ford motor company refused to do anything about it and totally ignored my safety in this car. Ford motor company further said check back in about 6 months maybe we might have a fix for the problems. In the meantime they could care less if something happened to me in their car knowing I had progressive problems with this car and that I was totally unsatisfied. I even suggested that they keep the car until it was fixed and lend me a loaner car until the car was safe, again they refused. Please also note that both problems were verified at the dealership where I bought my car they didn't deny the problems but refused to fix it from Ford motor company.